Underplayed Gems

The Electric State (2025)

The Electric State poster
Directed by
Joe Russo, Anthony Russo
Genre
drama film, action film, adventure film, science fiction film, dystopian film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 08m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 1,711 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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In a retro-futuristic 1990s, a young woman travels across a robot-inhabited American West with a mysterious toy robot. She searches for her missing brother while facing dangers from a powerful corporation.

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What happens

The Electric State is a 2025 American science fiction action-adventure film produced and directed by Anthony and Joe Russo. Its screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely is loosely based on the 2018 illustrated novel by Simon Stålenhag. The film stars Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Ke Huy Quan (in a dual role), Jason Alexander, Woody Harrelson, Anthony Mackie, Brian Cox, Jenny Slate, Giancarlo Esposito and Stanley Tucci. Plans for a film adaptation were announced in 2017, with Andy Muschietti. The Russo brothers signed on to direct in December 2020. Universal Pictures acquired the distribution rights before Netflix took over the rights in June 2022. Much of the cast was revealed between June 2022 and November 2024, with filming taking place in Atlanta, Georgia in fall 2022. With a reported budget of $320 million, it is one of the most expensive films ever made. The Electric State premiered at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles on February 24, 2025, and was released on Netflix on March 14. It received negative reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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